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APPROVED NOVEMBER 1.2000 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />APRIL 4, 2000 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, April 4, 2000 at 7:30 <br />p. m. in the F. Gordan Battle Courtroom, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr. and Commissioners Margaret W. <br />Brown, Alice M. Gordon (arrived at 7:42) and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONER ABSENT: Stephen Halkiotis <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Rod <br />Visser, and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (all other staff members will be identified appropriately <br />below} <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING UVILL BE <br />KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. <br />Chair Carey said that both Commissioner Halkiotis and Commissioner Gordon indicated that they <br />would be late to the meeting. <br />NOTE: Commissioner Halkiotis did not make it in time for the meeting. <br />1. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA <br />The Board Comments were deferred until either Commissioner Gordon andlor Commissioner <br />Halkiotis arrived. <br />2. CITIZEN 8~ AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br />a. Matters on the Printed Aaenda (These matters were considered as the Board addressed the <br />items on the agenda below.) <br />b. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br />Rosetta Moore, co-chair of the Orange County Complete Count Committee, gave an update on <br />the initial response of the returns of the United States Census forms. Orange County's response rate at this <br />time is 53%, which is ninth in the state. The target initial response rate is 71 % and it is not too late to send in <br />this census form. Rosetta Moore urged everyone that had not turned in their census form to do so by the <br />middle of April. She gave the number to call for those who did not receive a census form. <br />Commissioner Brawn asked if there was any break out for the municipalities and the response <br />rates. Rosetta Moore deferred this question to Craig Benedict. <br />Planning Director Craig Benedict said that the majority of information is coming in from the <br />towns. He said that it was hard to get forms to people living in some of the new construction areas and out <br />tc some of the rural areas. He said that enumerators would be making personal deliveries for the next two <br />months. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked what happened to the other 29°lo if the goal is 71 %. <br />Craig Benedict said that the numbers are extrapolated from the sample that is received. He said <br />that the 66% that was received in the 1990 census was still very low. He said that for those people who have <br />received forms and are on the address list and have not turned in their forms, the enumerators would contact <br />them. <br />Commissioner Brawn asked far Ms. Moore to explain to the public why it was so important to <br />respond to the census. <br />Rosetta Moore said that it is possible for North Carolina to get another representative to the <br />United States House and also to receive more funds for education and other areas. She said that there are <br />plans to put up banners in each of the towns to urge citizens to return their forms. They will also give out T- <br />shirts in the schools in Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese. <br />Commissioner Gordon arrived at this point of the agenda. <br />